WordPress Vulnerabilities

WordPress <= 4.2 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Affects WordPress

4.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.1
4.1.1
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.1
3.9.3
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.1
4.1.2
Fixed in WordPress 4.2.1

References

CVE
CVE-2015-3440
Exploitdb
36844
URL
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/#131644/
URL
https://klikki.fi/adv/wordpress2.html

Classification

Type
XSS
OWASP top 10
A7: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CWE
CWE-79

Miscellaneous

Submitter
ethicalhack3r
Submitter twitter
ethicalhack3r
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
8051e64b-f73e-45ce-a853-02b8e425155b

Timeline

Publicly Published
2015-04-26 (about 9 years ago)
Added
2015-04-27 (about 9 years ago)
Last Updated
2019-11-28 (about 4 years ago)

Other

Published
Title
Published
2014-08-01
Title
Wp-UserOnline < 2.70 - Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Published
2016-11-08
Title
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Published
2024-03-28
Title
OpenStreetMap for Gutenberg and WPBakery Page Builder (formerly Visual Composer) < 1.1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Published
2024-05-17
Title
DethemeKit For Elementor < 2.1.4 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Widgets
Published
2022-02-15
Title
Persian Woocommerce < 5.9.8 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting